Platforms PC/OS X/Linux Developer Obsidian Entertainment Publisher Paradox Interactive Genre RPG Platform Played On PC From the richly-detailed books talking about cities, history, races and so on, to whole backgrounds and personalities created for characters you meet along your journey, it’s pretty obvious just how…
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‘Game of Thrones – The Sword in the Darkness’ Review
Platforms PS4/XB1/PS3/360/PC/OS X/iOS/Android Developer Telltale Games Publisher Telltale Games Genre Adventure Platform Played On PC While Telltale Games’ second episode of Game of Thrones lingers a bit when it comes to story development, that misstep is more or less corrected by not only the reveal of strong characters…
‘Triad Wars’ Preview | Sleeping Potential
Let’s all be honest for a moment: when you had first seen Triad Wars, you had thought it’s simply the missing multiplayer component of Sleeping Dogs; a way to cash-in on Square Enix’s decision to save the True Crime franchise (although the publisher didn’t…
‘La-Mulana EX’ Review
Platforms PlayStation Vita Developer Pygmy Studio Games Publisher Rising Star Games Genre Action-Adventure Platformer You may not have heard of La-Mulana before, but La-Mulana has a strong cult following; and for good reason. Originally releasing in Japan in 2005, before an English Translation was released…
‘RIVE’ Preview
If you happen to be a fan of robots, platforming, explosions, and boss fights, RIVE is a title you may want to keep your eye on. Being developed by Two Tribes, the game initially began as an on-rails shooter for the Nintendo…
‘Far Cry 4’ Valley of the Yetis DLC Review
Platforms PS3/360/PS4/XB1/PC Publisher Ubisoft Developer Ubisoft Montreal Genre FPS/DLC Platform Played Xbox One I absolutely loved Far Cry 4 when it was released late last year. The more vertical, mountainous landscape was a nice change from the tropical jungles of Far Cry 3, the missions never felt the same and…
‘Ori and the Blind Forest’ Review
Platforms Xbox One, PC (Xbox 360 sometime in 2015) Publisher Microsoft Developer Moon Studios Genre Platformer Platform Played On Xbox One When I first gazed upon Ori and the Blind Forest (OATBF), the simultaneously charming and bleak title from freshman developer Moon Studios’ gorgeous animated-looking tale was made apparent during Microsoft’s…
‘L.A. Cops’ Review | Same Number
Platforms PC/XB1 Developer Modern Dream Publisher Team17 Digital Ltd Genre Action Platform Played On PC There’s no point in using diversionary tactics. Developer Modern Dream has taken Hotline Miami‘s brutal gameplay, and, instead of using the ’80s like developer Dennaton Games, it has instead created a fictional Los…
‘Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin’ Preview – Testing The Durability of Your New Controllers
There were few games in the last console generation that were more difficult than Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls or Dark Souls II. And few with darker fantasy worlds. From Software plans to have us dying and dying in those twisted lands once again, but…
‘Total War: Attila’ Review
Developer The Creative Assembly Publisher Sega Genre RTS Platform Played On PC The Roman Empire has split in two, nomadic tribes wander the countryside, and a new and ruthless power rises in the east. So begins Total War: Attila, the follow up to The Creative Assembly’s 2013…